A Bradley County man has been sentenced to five years in the Arkansas Department of Correction, with three years suspended, on one count of adult abuse and one count of criminal use of property, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Monday.

Circuit Judge Don Glover set a $500,000 bond Monday for Danny Joe Burchfield, the 26-year-old man suspected in the death of Rebekah Singh, a 33-year-old McGehee woman who was initially reported as a missing person.

On Oct. 11, 2013, the city of Monticello entered into a $10 million contract with Siemens Industry Inc. to upgrade the city’s water system with new water meters and replace aging water lines. A year and $7 million later, the city has hired an attorney to determine whether the transaction complies with applicable law and, if so, is the company fulfilling its obligations under the contract.

Three intrepid rock-wall climbers show their stuff Saturday at the 2014 Ding Dong Days Fun Day at Memorial Park in Dumas, which offered music, munchies and a lot of other family-oriented activities for everyone. Dumas also held its annual Ding Dong Days parade as part of the annual community celebration. (Special to The Commercial/Joe Dempsey)

State Sen. Gene Jeffress believes he is the candidate who can reach across party lines in Washington and help break the gridlock that's frustrating residents he speaks to across Arkansas 4th Congressional District.

STUTTGART — The National Agricultural Law Center will conduct a workshop 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Nov. 6, in Stuttgart during which they will discuss what the farm bill may mean for local farm operations, crop insurance and other legal issues for row crop producers.